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  1. Planetary Science Research Group, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

    Henrik Hargitai

  2. Department of Geology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    P. G. Eriksson & O. J. Okafor

  3. Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, USA

    E. L. Simpson

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Hargitai, H., Eriksson, P.G., Simpson, E.L., Okafor, O.J. (2014). Synaeresis Crack Polygons. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_558-1

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